The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

A study of the Michelangelo paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Bramante drew the plans for the new Basilica of St. Peter. Raphael peopled the halls in the Vatican with figures and stories of ideal beauty and Michelangelo displayed on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel that history of mankind which bears witness to the superhuman task of a superhuman spirit.

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Credits

director

Pietro Francisci

production company

Lux Film

Duration

00:09:25:00

Production places

Italy

Production dates

1947

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

310827

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and religion

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564

Crafts & Visual Arts → Mural painting and decoration

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Italy

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - 16th century

Crafts & Visual Arts → Raphael, 1483-1520

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano

History → Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano

People → Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564

People → Raphael, 1483-1520

Short films

Short films → Short films - Italy

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Italy, 1947

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